ganansiya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧nan‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌnansiˈa/ [ɡɐˌn̪an̪ˈs̪ja]

Noun

ganánsiyá

  1. profit
  2. (slang, humorous) one's offspring

Verb

ganánsiyá

  1. to profit
  2. to have an advantage over something or someone

Conjugation

Conjugation for ganansiya (mo- )
affix mo-
root word
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive moganansiya
past/present inchoative miganansiya
niganansiya
future/habitual inchoative moganansiya
imperative pagganansiya
Conjugation for ganansiya (maka- )
affix maka-
root word ganansiya
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive makaganansiya
past/present inchoative nakaganansiya
future/habitual inchoative makaganansiya
Conjugation for ganansiya (-on )
affix -on
root word ganansiya
trigger {{{5}}}
aspect
infinitive ganansiyahon
past/present inchoative giganansiya
future/habitual inchoative ganansiyahon
imperative ganansiyaha

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 254

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈnansia/ [ɡɐˈn̪an̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡaˈnansia/ [ɡɐˈn̪an̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: ga‧nan‧si‧ya

Noun

ganánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. profit; gain
    Synonyms: tubo, kita, pakinabang
  2. benefit; reward
    Synonyms: pakinabang, pala, gantimpala

Derived terms

  • makaganansiya